ITEM TITLE:
Approval to Proceed with Specific New Boat Harbor Construction Elements
SUBMITTED BY: Jason Miles, P.E., Capital Facilities Director
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve moving forward with construction of the following specific elements in the current design of the new boat harbor project:
• Inner Harbor Ramps and Floats
• Drive Down Ramp and Floats
• Bilge Water Treatment Facility
• Harbormaster Warehouse Building
• In-water Portion of the Fish Cleaning Station (mostly foundation elements)
• East Restroom Building
• Paving Elements (Deleted from Phase 1)
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
On Monday, October 17th at a joint work session between the Valdez City Council and Ports & Harbor Commission, we discussed the current and future upland portions of the new boat harbor project. A recap of this work session provided by Mr. Alan Sorum, Ports and Harbor Commission, is attached. This valuable discussion was re-visited by the Ports & Harbor Commission on November 7 to provide a formal recommendation to proceed with the final bid package for the new boat harbor construction project, as follows.
The recommendation from the Ports & Harbor Commission is to include these items in the bid package:
• Inner Harbor Ramps and Floats
• Drive Down Ramp and Floats
• Bilge Water Treatment Facility
• Harbormaster Warehouse Building
• In-water Portion of the Fish Cleaning Station (mostly foundation elements)
• East Restroom Building
• Paving Elements (Deleted from Phase 1)
The Ports & Harbor Commission also recommends to place on hold the following items until a Comprehensive Waterfront Master Plan is completed and adopted:
• Launch Ramp Facility
• West Restrooms
• Upland Portion of the Fish Cleaning Station
• Vessel Wash Down Pads
Finally, the Ports & Harbor Commission recommends moving forward with the Comprehensive Waterfront Master Plan as soon as possible for the purpose of ensuring the maximum economic benefit through our waterfront facilities while still maintaining the current and future needs of our customers.
Relative to the aforementioned master plan, a recent meeting of the Kimley-Horn planning committee apparently resulted in discussion and perhaps recommendation of this master plan effort to be incorporated into Kimley-Horn’s scope of services to the City. Further, Staff is of the understanding that until this master plan is completed and adopted, the City may not wish to move forward with construction of the recommended project elements discussed herein. As such, Staff respectfully requests final direction from City Council on the following issues:
1. Is Staff to proceed in accordance with the recommendations of the Ports & Harbor Commission, as expressed herein, and develop the final bid package for the project for bidding in early 2017?
2. Is the aforementioned Comprehensive Waterfront Master Plan indeed to be incorporated into Kimley-Horn’s scope of services to the City? A discussion of this item will be useful to understand the potential impact to the new boat harbor project.